GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
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| aloft | at or to a great height |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
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| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |